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8 meen Rat 180» ane Arann Oerwise #208 Silver Corners Farmer Accidently Killed While Watching Neighbor Shoot Aged Horse '. JAMES Pieaanis ‘BULLET IN ABDOMEN AND DIES When standing aiaies waiting to assist in taking the ‘hide off the ant- mal, while a nelghbor, John Louttit, was attempting to kill an aged horse with the use of a 44 callibre revolver, James McDonald, well known farmer residing at Silver Corners, on the boundary between Elma:‘and Gre townships, was accidentally shot Tues" day afternoon in the abdomen and died within about twenty minutes. He is a bachelor, forty years of age and resided with his mother, who is in her eighties. he two men were in the field at the time, about forty rods from the house. The only witness was John Long. implement agent of Brussels, who was in the barn setting up a hay rake, Louttit was holding the horse with] a rope and halter, while McDonald stood nearby watching. He fired at the head and immediately the horse reared and became unmanageable, causing the rope to be twisted around Mr. Louttit’s hand. It was at this time that the revolver was dischargod accidently, but whether it was this bullet or the first one that caused the fatality isn’t clear. EVERYBODY'S COLUMN Ten Cents a line for first insertion. Subsequent inser- tions Five Cents. Minimum charge Twenty-Five Cents. ae 200 bushels of oats for sale. H. Hemsworth. tp FOR SALE Frame house on Wallace street. > Apply J. P. Walter. FOR SALE Second hand _ steel Apply T. L. Hamilton. cMENT Carload of cement on hand. Place your orders with R. T. Kemp & Son, phone 121. tfnp ' DOG OWNERS, ATTENTION! A supply of tags has been secured and all dog owners are advised to secure them forthwith, for after June, .dogs without tags, will be consider-! tired buggy. ¥: Se AN The pemarks’ of the victim before he became unconscious would indi- one, for he is quoted as saying: “That bullet glanced and hit me.” Then a- gain, when neighbor boys killed the animal the day following with a shot gun, they examined the head and though seeing where the _ bullet struck, could not-locate it. When Mr. McDonald remarked a- bout the bullet glancing and striking him, Mr. Louttit inquired if he was bh hurt. ‘No, I’m not og *" he replied, but almost directly Mr. Louttit sug him to the house, but Mr. McDonaid insisted thatyhe was all right and could walk. t he was soon uncon- scious and by ‘the time Mr. Louttit, with the help of Mr. Long, got him to the house, he had breathed his last. Mr. McDonald had resided in the community for twenty-five or thirty years and only a year ago purchased the farm on which he was living, lot 35, con. 11, Grey, from a neighbor, Mr. Hugh Richmond. He has a brother; Charles, living nearby, and another brother, John, at Monkton. A third, George, lives in Brantford, and a sister in Washington territory. Mr. Louttit came to Silver Corners two.years ago from Ethel and is liv- ing on the James Greig farm. Coroner Kennedy of Wingham was called and declared an inquest unnec- essary. — _ The funeral will be held on Friday at 1.30 to Ethel cemetery and will be in charge of Rev. F. 8S. Okell of Ethel. Appreciates Splendid ~ Response of Listowel COMMISSIONER RICHARDS OF SALVATION ARMY SENDS LET- TER OF THANKS. Dr. James Moore is in receipt of a personal communication from Com- missioner J, Richards, . Salvation 1 arters, Toronto, express- eep appreciation of the doc- tor’s efficient and willingly rendered services and for the splendid response of Listowel citizens in connectiomavitiiy. the Jubilee Self-Denial Campaign. “You will, I am sure,’’ he writes, cate that it may have been the first] Mr. Hicks’ Bribery Charges Have Been Exploded Globe—One of the so-called “‘brib- ery charges” in connection with the affairs of the Ontario legislature has he exploded. There is nothing in Andrew Hicks, U.F.O. ember for outh uron and Whip ™f his party, in an official statement’ to Hon. Haney, Attorney-Gen-| eral, backs down and quits, His| first statement, which he denied later, and again affirmed, until the province was all mixed u he really did say, was based on misunderstanding of certain remarks “be not only interested but delighted to know that the is every indica- tion we shall not’ only reach our ob-| jective of $500,000 for the Canada East territory, but probably go quite: ed as stray dogs, and destroyed. Wilson, constable. tfnp| GARDEN PARTY The _Listowel West Branch Wo- men’s Institute are holding a Garden Party at the home of Mr. Arthur He- witt, second concession Ehma, on Fri- day, July 2nd. A good program is be- img prepared. Lunch served from six to eight. Everybody welcome. 2tnp PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF LISTOWEL Notice is hereby given that a court of revision on the assessment roll, will be held in the council chamber, | on Friday evening, June 25th., at 7.30 o'clock. Parties wishing to ap- peal against their assessment will | govern th B. L. H. Bamford, town clerk. 2tnp DEBENTURES FOR SALE The town of Listowel has $14,500} of six per cent consolidated debt de- bentures for sale. These debentures} are payable yearly, and are isaued in different amounts with coupors attached for payment of interest. AB ply to W. E. Binning, town treasurer, or J. A. Hacking, chairman of Fi- nance committee. ey “tinp v OTICE Mr. W. F. McLaughlin having pur- chased the undertaking business of W. J. Savage, will conduct same at his residence, Main street east, one block and a half east of the Baptist ehurch,where he will carry a full line of caskets, etc. Night or day calis). promptly attended to. Phone 227. 2tp NOTICE TO USERS OF TOWN WATER It has been found that the regu- lations of the Commission as to re- porting use of water on kewns, gar- dens, roads, bath room extensions, etc., are not being observed. z eNotice is hereby given that alt parties using water on rdens, lawns or for any other purpose not reported, will be prosecuted as the rules provide The Public Utilities Commission. AUCTION SALE | of Valyable Store Property, Listowel, Ont, Malcolm & Hill, Ltd., will offer for sale on Tuesday, July 6th., 1920, at “2 p.m., at Vandrick’s Auction-Rooms. Listowel, the two stores on East side is good pr . centrally sitnates an wall weotea: "ror apron ee: dey oth to J. Cecil Hamilton, Cc. FLY: Listowel. . AD Listowel + A Aa ene | Burnaby 4UF.O. Candidate “and I can back my statements up. a little beyond the mark. “The untold good this fund will! do forthe amelioration of the sick, sorrowing and helpless throughout the world, an@ especially in Canada, will bring the blessing of God upon all who have labored in this year's, effort, through the grateful prayers of the hundred of thousands who have benefited, and will continue to bene- fit thereby. . ‘‘May you and yours be constantly surrounded, by the protective mantle of the grace of God, is the prayer of. Yours in His Love and service, W. J. RICHARDS, Commissioner. All hats reduced im price Circus day at Miss Gibb's Millinery parlors, Main street. itp Says He Was Offered Bribe Kettleby, June 23.—Not a breath of wind rustied the stillness of the al amphitheatre here to-day wh Andrew Hicks, M.P.P., spoke to the farmers of King township at the first of the series of political picnics which are to be held in North York this summer. The U. F. O. Whip did not mention the charges it is claimed he made recently, but R. W. E. Burnaby, U.F.O. candidate for North York, on whose behalf Mr. Hicks was speaking, was not so reti- cent. Mr. Burnaby declared that a direct attempt had been made to bribe him; cited thé offer made, and said that he was ready at any time to back up his statements: - “T ow nothing about the famous bribery charge that has been delight- ing the press lately,’ the U-F.0O. Pre- sident said, ‘“‘but I want to tell you. ladies and gentlemen, that this kind of thing has been going on for years. Thank God, I am not in the govern- meat, but I have been offered a bribe, When the government advertised for a Purchasing Agent at a salary of $6,000 a year I was offered $1,000 a year if I would use my influence to have a certain man appointed, the $1,000 to continue as long as he held the job. I told him™that I would use my influence to see that he did not get the job.” LISTOWEL WON” ' Mount Forest, June 17—To-day's North Wellington baseball league gamé was the fastest playedhere this season. Listowel beating Mount For- est by 9 to 7 i cee eS made by M. C. Fox, U.F.O. member for South Essex. Mr. Fox gave his version of those remarks, and Mr. Hicks, having no basis for the charges, withdraws them is his statement to the Attorney-Gen- Moreover, Mr. Hicks says he will never-make any more statements. . Mrs. George Lytle Was Patient Sufferer—Funeral Held On Saturday There was a large attendance at the funeral on Saturday to Fairview cemetery, of Mrs. George Lytle, which was in charge of Rev. Dr. Hazen, pas- tor of the Methodist church. Pallbearers were Messrs. R. H.} Chamney, Andrew Torrance, J. W.| Stewart, Norman Binning, Lorne! Hunter and John McCutcheon. Flora! tributes included a wreath from the Malcolm firm, where Mr. Lytle is employed; from the Tops- graphical Surveys, Ottawa, where an only son, Mr. W.' J. Lytle, is engag-! ed; and from Mr. and Mrs. George/ Rouse of Galt. In connection with the brief ser- vice at the house, Mrs. Bennett sang’ sweetly “I Have Been Alone With| Jesus,’’ which was a favorite song of! Mrs. Lytle’s. For more than two years Mrs. Lytle; was afflicted with paralysis. She also| suffered much with neuritis and was for a number of years practically | blind. But despite these .afflictions| she was a patient sufferer and mair- tained-a cheerful attitude. Mrs. Lytle and her husband have lived in Listowel for less than thrée years, and are particularly well known in Wallace, where for twenty-, six years they were engaged in farm- ing on the third line. ’ Mrs. Lytle was born in Peel town- ship, near Elora. Her maiden name, was Mary Pattison., Surviving sisters! are Miss Isabell Pattison of Listowel,, Miss Jane Patti and Mrs. Alex) Wray of Toronto. Two brothers also} survive, Mr. M. Pattison of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mr. Wesley Patter residing in Alberta. gf Soham IBe | Principal Gets $1300— Walkerton Telescope—The public school board re-engaged all the! old staff for the coming year “ a substantial increase in sal-! Principal Rankin now gets: rr 30 and. the lady assistants, Miss, Stead, Miss Ross, Miss Warren and. Thompson, $900 each. The teaching staff have re- h ceived: h from the inspect- or for a gum f.yéars and are no doubt as l\and efficient a lot of teachers ‘can | found anywhere, peererateest House- cre ose preteen Charge Of Theft Is Not Proven MAGISTRATE HAMILTON DIS- MISSES CASE ENTERED BY PROPRIETOR OF RESTAURANT. John James, proprietor of the Sparta restaurant, had Mr. Arnold Hallman, a former employee, in court last week to answer to a_ serious t) charge, but after hearing the evi- dence, Magistrate Hamilton dismissed the case with costs to the plaintiff. John states that he was\paying the defendant $35 a week and charged that in the face of this the accused was misappropriating his employer's funds. One instance in particular had reference to the sale of some ice cream on Sunday and in this con- nection the defendant explained that} he had taken certain money home in his Sunday clothes pocket and it was simply an oversight that he didn't promptly transfer it to his working suit Monday morning and place it in the till. There was much interest in the case and the council chamber was crowd- ® ad Barrister Terhune appeared for the defendant and Barrister Hamilton for the plaintiff. Five Graduates From Commercial Department Results of the examinations in con- nection with the commercial depart- ment of the Listowel high schoal_are. announced as follows: General course graduates—Carl Fritz and Mina Allan, both with hon- rs. Stenography course graduates—A. Greenwood and M. Hyndman, both with honors. Book-keeping Course graduates— Beth Climfe. Promoted to senior class—-T. Kil- gore, M. Morris, W. Nickel and D. Mayburry. i. scree giataanniniciens MEMORIAL eh eg * x maa 4 and highly artistic war memorial is to be erected in the city of Strat- ford, following a commission for the work recently. given to Walter S. Allward...ae To- ronto sculptor. The central idea of the memorial is the supremacy of right over brute force. On either side of the figures will stand pylons, and the figures are of*two men, one representing spiritual man, head high in air,trium- figures will be of heroic size, + about eight or nine feet in + height, and with the base will + reach a height of possibly six- + ae feet. The memorial héri- + tal dimension will be up-_ + d of eighteen feet. On *# the twin pylons will be spaces + for the names of the city’s + heroic dead, and on the cen- + tral space will be the legence. + _“They broke the sword and + gorenent — to our land."*~ + E a A eke PEELE EEE: the figure pnp aria brute’ +) force, who is shrinking down “¥ an incline to the valley. The *+ | i | phant after his conflict with + Family Escape Hurt When Motor Car Hits Buggy Mr. W. Bailey, blacksmith of Gow- anstown, with his wife and three ghil- dren, had a close call Saturday night while a home shortly after ten o’clock, whén an automobile com- ing from the opposite direction, driv- en. by Carl Gabel ‘of. wel, and without lights, collided””’with the buggy, but fortunately aid nothing more serious than take off a wheel. The occupants of the buggy were not hurt and after getting his lights fixed, the driver of the car took Mrs, Bailey and children home, while Mr. Bailey secured another buggy and re- turned later. Mr. Marriott Gives Up Delivery System The delivery system participated in by five local merchants, Messrs R. A. Climie, F. Bender, J. M. Schin- bein, R. Thompson and J. McDonald, has been disorganized through the decision of Mr. Milton Marriott, who claims there isn’t enough money in it, to quit the job. It was working splendidly and_ the business men were sorry to see Mr Marriott give it up. Effort may be made to have some one else undertake the work for the principle worked out well and aided the merchants tnaterially in system- atising the handling of their orders, for deliveries were made only at cer- tain hours and the public was edu- cated to get their orders in promptly. By“this system much uplication of the territory was eliminated and de- liveries of small orders at all hours of the day were done away with. Do away with the punctures that take the joy out of. motoring. Get your order in now for a set of Aero cushion tires threngh Mr. A. W. brigg, the local dealer, who has supply of the 30x3%% size on hand. Larger size in stock soon. Price Of Cheese Was Down At Friday’s Board Ten factories boarded 2051 cheese at Friday’s meeting of the Dairymen's Exchange, consisting of 1809 color- ed and 242 white, as follows, the lat- ter being included in the Wallace make: Silver Corners, June 1 to 17, 250; Millbank, June 4 to 15, 300; Ford- wich, June 6 to 18, 60; Elma, June 2 to 18, 450; Trowbridge, June 6 to 15, 74; Ethel, June 2 to 15, 115; Marion Beaver, June 1 to 15, 175; Donegal, June 1 to 18, 130; Wallace, June 1 to 15, 354; Molesworth, Jufie 1 to 15, 143. ‘ The highest bid on the board was 27%c and there was no advance on the street. Two or three sales were made at this figure with the stipula- tion to the salesmen that if there was anything better going they would get i Buyers present were Messrs. Bal- lantyne, Biffin, Booth, Muir, Johnston and Riley. The next meeting of the Exchang¢ will be held on Friday, July 2nd. wedding gift Pi ton db cider npr rage 0 ae the bride 3 Blass at C. 0, Douglas’, the jeyeler, tee, when consideration of an ite! a hundred and twenty million overseas pay and accounts cluded by that body to-day. : to another.item brought forw members of the opposition, and b esterday, ul purpose could served by pringtie on such items _— time. . McMaster, Brome, and J, Sinclair, Antigonish, took stress ception to .the airman's rem the latter remarking that the invest gation expense was justified whe $121,000,000 is involved. The aie cussion arose from the charge rn on the floor of the House by Mr. § clair that the money had. been spe overseas and no vouchers were s@ back to Canada. Two Killed Trying To. Cross Ahead Of be: YOUNG MEN OF MOTOR PA FATALLY INJURED BUT YOU! LADIES ESCAPE. ae Guelph, June 19.—A level cra accident which resulted fatally two persons occurred about 8.8 o'clock last night at the Blora crossing of the C.P.R. on the Gu & Goderich Branch, when p train No. 639, in charge of Condue Bennett, struck a motor car oz taining Blair Foote of Elora, Jam Tindall, Inis Lovell and Bessie Mi of Fergus. The party were on the way Guelph to.attend. a- picture and were travelling fast, with you Foote, owner of the car, at wheel. Signalman Barney~ G saw the car coming, and went ou! to try to stop them, but they Se dently thought they could get across | the track before the fast-app: _ ing train could reach the crossing. The result was that they saw their mistake when it was too late, : although they ‘put on the emerge brakes, the: engine of b the motor car fairly in the midé throwing it a distance of about feet, over a fence, and landing it. its side in the ditch. At the general hospitai found on examination” that Foote although an operation was pér- formed, at midnight it was - an- nounced that there was no hope fo his recovery. Tindall’s neck broken and he was bruised, and th chances for his recovery were-rem t Miss Milne was slightly injured in th back, but not seriously, w, ox Lovell is suffering only. th shock. They will probably be a to go to their homes in a day or Foote is a returned soldier, ha served three years overseas , 48th Highlanders ofToronto. He attending the Elora High School Tindall is employed by. Beattie B: of — but his relatives reside Arthu : MICKIE SAYS s Ags A ews oF TH’ 8008 \ eV al PORLE, non 42